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Mozhayets-5 [Khrunichev]
Mozhayets-5 is an experimental satellite built partly by students at the Mozhaiskiy military academy and is carrying a laser communications experiment.
Mozhayets-5 was built on a spacecraft bus donated by NPO Polyot. It was to test long distance optical and Laser communications systems.
Mozhayets 5 failed to separate from the launch vehicle and controllers were unable to establish communications with it.
| Nation: | Russia |
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| Type / Application: | Laser communication, Amateur communication |
| Operator: | Mozhaisky military academy |
| Contractors: | NPO Polyot (bus), Mozhaisky military academy |
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| Configuration: | ? |
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| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: | 683 km × 712 km, 98.18 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Mozhayets 5 (RS 25) | 2005-043G | 27.10.2005 | Pl LC-132/1 | P | Kosmos-3M | with TopSat 1, China-DMC+4, Sina 1, SSETI-Express, UWE 1, XI 5, Ncube 2, Rubin 5-ASOLANT |
Launch Sites:
- Pl = Plesetsk (NIIP-53, GIK-1, GNIIP), Russia
References:
- Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center: Microsatellite Mozhaets-5
Further Mozhayets missions:
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Further RS (Radio Sputnik) missions:
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